On July 15, 2016, the Founding Assembly of Learning Outcomes Accreditation Alliance & 1st Council Meeting was held at the Open University of China (OUC), officially announcing the founding of the Learning Outcomes Accreditation Alliance.

The Planning of Publishing National Key Books, Audio-visual, and Electronic Publications in the “13th-Five Year Plan”, announced by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), recently listed ten Open University of China (OUC) Press Group projects, including three books and seven audio-visual projects.

On the afternoon of July 19, 2016, a delegation headed by Mr. Robert Parua, a UNESCO Education Programme Specialist, visited the Open University of China (OUC).

On June 26, 2016, OUC Dabieshan Experimental School, set up by the OUC and Xinyang Vocational and Technical College, was officially founded. The school is designed to provide education with targeted measures to alleviate poverty in the Dabieshan region, cultivating learners with practical skills and providing talent support for regional economic and social development.

On the morning of June 1, 2016, deputy director of Comprehensive Division of Department of Vocational and Adult Education under the Ministry of Education Ning Rui paid an investigative visit to the Chinese Language Centre. Vice president of the OUC Liu Chen and relevant personnel from the Chinese Language Centre took part in the meeting.

With the rapid development of mobile communication technology and the increasingly maturity of mobile education, informal learning is drawing attention in international educational technology circles, and resource-based autonomous learning is becoming more and more important.

On June 3, 2016, a delegation of 4 people headed by director general of UDIMA Arturo de las Heras Garcia paid a visit to the Open University of China (OUC).

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